Screening regime for sexual history evidence can apply in human trafficking, ‘sexual services’ cases: SCC law360.ca/ca/business/articl…

#SCC ruled 9-0 that the s. 276 Criminal Code pre-screening regime for determining the admissibility and use of evidence of a complainant’s sexual history can apply in some circumstances to sexual services and human trafficking offences: R. v. A.M., 2026 SCC 33.

Split SCC sheds light on Indigenous sentencing in intimate partner violence cases & role of sentencing circles law360.ca/ca/articles/253471…

#SCC upheld 5-4 the NSCA’s sentence for an Indigenous offender convicted of aggravated assault on his female Indigenous intimate partner, ruling judges must consider the circumstances of both Indigenous offenders and Indigenous victims in sentencing: R. v. Cope, 2026 SCC 32.

Exclusive: SCC’s Côté J. talks advocacy, key cases & rule of law as her 12th anniversary approaches law360.com/ca/articles/25279…

Exclusive: SCC Justice Suzanne Côté mulls her post-bench future SCC Justice Suzanne Côté says she still loves her work but ‘stay tuned, because of course I’m thinking about my future. I’m thinking should I stay until the age of 75?’ law360.ca/ca/articles/252758…

V. Victoria Shroff @shroffanimallaw -- More than property, less than kids: How B.C. family law treats companion animals law360.ca/ca/family/articles… "...while companion animals are still classified as property under the law, they are rightly elevated above bare property..."

Ottawa’s flagship bill on ‘Building Canada Strong’ aims for labour reforms, faster project reviews law360.com/ca/articles/25281…

#SCC elaborated on the meaning of election ‘irregularities’ that affect federal election results & on the irregularity that led it to annul from the bench 6-3 the 2025 federal election result in a Quebec riding: Sinclair-Desgagné v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer), 2026 SCC 31.

SCC sets Charter s. 11(b) test for unreasonable post-verdict delay; nixes Ontario’s 5-month ceiling law360.ca/ca/articles/252395…

#SCC 9-0 refused to impose a presumptive time cap on post-verdict sentencing delay, ruling also when Charter s. 11(b) is breached by such delay, ‘ordinarily’ a reduced sentence is the Charter remedy, although a stay ‘may’ be granted ‘in exceptional cases’: R. v. R.B.-C.

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#SCC has issued a leading decision on spoliation and its remedies & 9-0 allowed the appeal of SS&C Technologies Cda Corp., sending the case back to the Ont. Superior Court for reassessment of damages: SS&C Technologies Canada Corp. v. Bank of New York Mellon Corp., 2026 SCC 29.

Privative clause struck down; judicial review for ‘legality’ is constitutionally guaranteed: SCC law360.ca/ca/bankruptcy/arti…

#SCC invalidated a partial privative clause’s bar of JR on questions of fact & law; Constitution “guarantees the availability of legality review of all aspects of an administrative decision & every exercise of public authority is subject to the courts’ supervisory jurisdiction.”

Property developer loses SCC fight over Quebec underwater lots law360.com/ca/articles/25055…

#SCC says submerged lands in Quebec’s Laurentians region are accessories to landowners’ riparian lots. Zardev Inc. v. Dydzak, 2026 SCC 27. law360.ca/ca/

#SCC confirmed that Canadian patent law bars patent claims for “methods of medical treatment” but drug-dosing regimens can be patentable subject matter: Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., 2026 SCC 26.

Civil appeals dominate SCC’s fall session as top court increases leave grants, case hearings in 2026 law360.ca/ca/articles/250165…

#SCC affirmed 7-2 the constitutional validity of the 6-month mandatory minimum penalty in Criminal Code s. 286.1(2)(a) for those who pay to obtain — or communicate to buy — sex with persons under age 18: Procureur général du Québec c. Mario Denis, 2026 SCC 25.